PHOTOS: Woman Sleeps Beside Dead Husband’s Corpse For Almost A Year

A Belgian woman was so torn apart by the death of her husband but refused to let go, continue to sleep beside his corpse for almost a year.

The mummified remains of Marcel H, 79, lay undiscovered in a Brussels apartment.

It’s thought that he died of an asthma attack in November last year, but his beloved 69-year-old wife, who hasn’t been named, continued to sleep next to the grisly remains, despite the smell of decomposition.

Neighbours didn’t detect any unusual odours and the authorities in Belgium only became suspicious after the landlord claimed the couple had not paid their rent since 2012.